Hacker’s guide to trains: Everything you need to know about railway infrastructure cybersecurity. 🚅👨🏻💻🏴☠️🎮💥
Security researchers Nisrine Ibadah, César Benavente-Peces, and Marc-Oliver Pahl released their research and report last year on the cybersecurity challenges facing modern railway systems. The authors analyze vulnerabilities, recent incidents, existing frameworks, and propose mitigations to improve future railway resilience.
Did you know that in 2008, a teenager in Poland used a modified TV remote to take control of a tram system, derailing four cars? This is one of the earliest and most unusual railway cyber incidents - impressive and dangerously easy.
Enjoy the paper - you’ll learn a lot! And please share it with your peers!
More details:
Securing the Future of Railway Systems: A Comprehensive Cybersecurity Strategy for Critical On-Board and Track-Side Infrastructure [PDF]: https://hal.science/hal-05087061v1/file/sensors-24-08218.pdf
